Warping and beaming machine.



Patented Aug. 8', I899.

C. H. KNAPP.

WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINE.

(Application filed Mar. 2, 1899.-

2 SheetsSheet l ('No Model.)

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Patented Aug. 8, I899.-

C. H.- KNAPP.

WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINE.

(Application filed Mar. 2, 1899.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

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CHARLES H. KNAPP, OF PATERSON, NE\V JERSEY.

WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,611, dated August 8, 1899.

hpplioation filed March 2, 1899.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. KNAPP, a citizen of the United States, residingin Pater son, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Warping and Beaming Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of ref-' erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention constitutes an improvement in beaming attachments for warping-mills:

The object of the invention is to providea beaming attachment which shall be strong and durable in construction, effective in operation, and whose parts aresuch as should be, for the reason of necessity or convenience-readily adjustable and removable.

The invention consists in the improved beaming attachment, in the combination thereof with a warping-mill, and inwthe com-' bination and arrangement of the various parts of said beaming attachment, substantially as will be hereinafter pointed out, and finallyembodied in the clauses of the claim.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein corresponding letters of reference designate like parts,

and wherein- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of a warping-mill with my improved beaming attachment mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of said beaming attachment. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line a; or of Fig. 2 at one end of said figure. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional View on the line y y of Fig. 3. Figs 5, 6, and 7 are views of certain details of my invention, Fig. 6 being a transverse sectional View on the line zz of Fig. 4; and Fig. 8 is a view in elevation of a portion of the frame of said beaming attachment.

In said drawings, a designates the frame of the warping-mill, having the usual reel 1) journaled thereon and carrying my improved attachment at or near one of its ends and supported upon the upper side rails a. of said frame. The frame of said beaming attach- Serial No. 707,458. (No model.)

ment consists of two endplates c a, connected by'fourbars d, the ends of said bars being bolted to said plates. The end plate 0 may be of any suitable shape, and it is provided with a supporting-flange 0 whereby said end plate is sustained upon one of the side rails a of the frame of the warping-mill, I

said flange being adapted 'to rest upon the top of the rail. The end plate 0' also has a flange 0 whereby it is sustained upon one of the rails at opposite to the end plate 0'. At d this end plate is considerably bent out of the line of its general plane, so as to form a recess (1 and in the bent-out portion thus formed there is an integralbearing d adapt- T ed to support a certain shaft hereinafter referred to. A side elevation of this end plate is shown in Fig. 8. v

e designates a stud which projects outwardly from ,theend plate 0 and to which is bolted a gear-casing e, which it supports,

said gear-casing being also sustained by an overhanging projection e extending from the top of theend plate a and which is bolted to said gear-casing.

f indicates a bracket which projects outwardly and downwardly from the end plate 0, being either integrally formed therewith or preferably bolted thereto. Said bracket f has two downwardly-extending arms f f and p a standard f having a bearing f at its upper end and extending downwardly approximately as far as the arms f f the arms and the. standard being preferably integral portions of the bracket. The bearings d and f 'provide journals for a shaft 9, which carries fast and loose pulleys g and g and also other pulleys g? g, the latter pair of pulleys being adapted to transmit motion from the shaft g to the warping-mill, so as to rotate the reel;

thereof and relieve the warp-threads of any undue strain. In'the drawings the pulleys g g are shown as being connected by a belt g with the usual drive-wheel g for the reel of the warping-mill.

h designates a belt-shifter which is fulcrumed at h in the bracket and which is controlled by a spiral spring h connected to the lower end of the standard f and to a lug h on the lower end of said belt-shifter, said lower end of the belt-shifter being movable between the arms f f which are provided with setscrews f for regulating the movement or throw of said belt'shifter.

2' 1" are horizontal shafts which are journaled at their ends in the end plates 0 c in a plane slightly beneath that of the bars (I, each shaft being disposed between two of said bars and each having a key i are gear-wheels carried on the ends of shafts i i, respectively, which are the nearer to the driving-pulleys g 9 andj is an intermediate pinion which is jonrnaled upon the stud e and which transfers the movement from the one to the other of said gears.

The shaft 7 has a keyj, and it carries a pinion j, provided with a feather engaging said key and formed integrally with asleeve 7' which projects from the side thereof away from the pulleys g and g and also has a pair of collars or flangesj. The pinionj is adapted to be moved laterally or longitudinallyof the shaft g, so as to throw it in and out of engagement with the gearj, to which it transfers motion from the shaft g, and for this purpose a rock-shaft 71; is provided, said rock-shaft being journaled in the bent out portion (1 of the plate 0' and also in a web it, which connects said end plate and its flange c and it (the rockshaft) has atone enda handle Wand atits other end a fork k provided with oppositely-disposed and inwardly-projecting lugs 7;, which extend toward the sleevej and between the flanges thereof. It will be seen that by manipulating the rock-shaft 7c the pinionj may be moved laterallyso as to effect the making and breaking of its connection with the gearj.

l is a pawl which is fulcrumed upon a pin Z, projecting from an upwardly-extending lug Z formed on the top of the end plate 0, said pawl being adapted to engage the teeth of and prevent backward rotation of the gear j and extending through an opening Z in the top of the gear-casing e for that purpose.

m designates a series of brackets which are adapted to support and form journals for the corresponding ends of the shafts on of the several beams 921 Each of said brackets consists of a substantially three-armed frame, one arm of which has a bearing m for the end of the shaft 172 of the beam and the other arms of which are provided with collars m which are adapted to receive the rods d, one of the collars being split and formed with a pair of lugs which take a set-screw or. By means of this split collar and set-screw the bracket is rendered adjustable longitudinally of the rods d.

n' designates combined gear-casings and brackets, which are adapted to support the other ends of the shafts m of the beams m The bracket portion n of each combined bracket and gear-easing is substantially the same in outline and construction as the bracket m already described. The gear-casing n is integrally formed therewith and is open upon the side opposite therefrom. It should be remarked that the upper end of the arm of the bracket 72, in which the end of the shaft m is journaled, is provided with a wide bearing n 0 designates a short shaft which is journaled in the bearing 72 and which carries at the end thereof adjacent the beam m a faceplate 0, having a pin 0 which is adapted to engage a corresponding orifice in the adjoining end disk 0 of the beam 111 and the other end of which carries a gear 0. The gear 0" is in mesh with a pinion 0, having a featherway 0", which receives the key 2' of the shaft 1', said gear 0 and pinion 0 being in engagement with each other and inelosed in the gearcasing. A suitable plate 0 is bolted to the gear-casing, said plate bridging the pinion and gear at-their junction and serving to hold them in place. A collar 0 provided with a set-screw o, is formed upon the gear, so as to hold the latter in place, which is removable from said shaft.

It will be obvious that although I have provided but two pinions, whereby power is transmitted from the shaft 1' or t" to the shaft 0 of each beam, a train of pinions, in whatever arrangement, maybe employed, if desired or necessary, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the two pinions which ,I have particularly described.

It should be remarked that the gear-casing is provided in its lower portion with an opening 1), which is contracted at its lower end, being so shaped that its lower portion approximately fits into a groove 1), formed between the pinion 0 and a flange 11 surrounding a collar 1'1 projecting from said pinion, while its upper portion is large enough to permit the removal of the flanged collar on the pinion 0 from said opening and its disengagement from the casing. By the construction just described the pinion o is maintained in alinement and engagement with the pinion o".

The staggered arrangement of the several beams which are carried upon the two pairs of bars dis effected according to a well-known construction, so that the least possible space may exist between the warps taken off by any two beams.

In operation,motion being transmitted from a driving-belt for the machine to the fast pulley of the pulleys g g, the shaftg will be rotated, and the rock-shaft having been first manipulated so as to move the pinion j into mesh with the gear j rotary motion will be imparted from said pinion j to the system of gearing comprising the pair of gears and the intermediate pinion j The gears j 7" will effect the rotation of the shafts 1 e', and consequently also the rotation of the pinions 0 which will in turn impart movement to the pinions 0 whereby the beams are revolved, through the shafts 0 and the face-plate 0, which engage the disk 0 of said beams. Ro-

tary motion is imparted from the pulleys g carried upon the shaft g, to the drive-wheel for the reel b. The operative connection thus provided for between the reel 1) and the shaft 9 may be constantly maintained during IlO the operation of the machine, or it may be only effected when the machine is started, so as to overcome the inertia of the reel 1) and a consequent strain upon the warp. In'the latter case any Well-known means for making and breaking this connection at present in use maybe employed. I have showninthedrawings a lever q, which constitutes one of a pair which take against the under side of the ends of other levers g, which provide bearings for the drive-Wheel 9 Both these levers are f ulcrumed in the frame a of the warping-mill, the first-named pair being adapted to be so operated in the well-known manneras to raise the other pair, and consequently the drivewheel, and eifect an engagement between the pulley q, forming a portion of said drivewheel, and the periphery of a flange g of said reel. The part of the machine just referred to is old and Well known in the art and needs no further or more definite description, it constituting no portion of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A beaming attachment for warping-mills consisting of a frame, end plates included in said frame, one of said end plates having a bent-out portion a' pair of beam-operating shafts journaled in said end plates, gearing operatively connecting saidshafts, a driveshaft having suitable rotating means, a pinion keyed onto said shaft and adapted to operatively engage said gearing, and a rockshaft operatively connected to said pinion, having hearings in the bent-out portion, and adaptedto reciprocate said pinion into or out of operative engagement with said gearing, substantially as described.

2. In a beaming attachment for warpingmills, the combination, with a frame comprising end plates and pairs of bars connecting them, one of said end plates having an overhanging projection, of a stud projecting from said end plate, a pair of beam-carrying shafts journaled in said end plates, a gear carried by each beam-carrying shaft, an intermediate pinion operatively engaging said gears and journaled on said stud, a gear-casing secured to said overhanging projection and the stud, a bracket projecting from said last-mentioned end plate, a drive-shaft journaled in said bracket and the last-mentioned end plate and having suitable rotating means, a pinion keyed onto said drive-shaft and adapted to operatively engage one of the gears, and a rock-shaft operatively connected to said pinion and adapted to reciprocate the same into or out of operative engagement with said beam-carrying shafts, substantially as described.

3. In a beaming attachment comprising a frame having a pair of connecting-bars, a beam-carrying bracket consisting of a threearmed frame, one of the arms of which affords a bearing for the beam and the other arms of which are provided with collars ets, a revoluble shaft journaled in said frame and having suitable operating means, a gear journaled in one of the brackets of each pair of brackets and operatively connected to the corresponding beam, and a pinion meshing with said gear and mounted on said shaft,

substantially as described.

5. In a beaming attachment for warpingmills, the combination, with'a frame having a pair of connecting-bars, of brackets adj ustably mounted on said connecting bars, a beam revolubly mounted in each pairof brackets, a gear-casing integrally formed with one of the brackets in each pair of brackets, a revoluble shaft journaled in said frame and having suitable operating means, a gear inclosed in said gear-casing, journaled in the corresponding bracket and operatively connected to the corresponding beam, a pinion keyed onto said shaft, also inclosed in said gear-casing, and meshing with said gear, and means for maintaining said pinions in engagement with said gear, substantially as described.

6. In a beaming attachment for Warpingmills, the combination, with a frame having a pair of connecting-bars, of brackets adjustably mounted on said connecting-bars, a beam revolubly mounted in each pair of brackets, a gear-casing integrally formed with oneof the brackets in each pair of brackets, a revoluble shaft journaled in said frame and having suitable operating means, a gear inclosed in said gear-casing, journaled in the corresponding bracket and operatively connected to the corresponding beam, a pinion keyed onto said shaft, also inclosed in said gearcasing and meshing with said gear, andaplate spanning said pinion and the gear at their junction and secured to said gear-casing, substantially as described.

7. In a beaming attachment for warpingmills, the combination, with a frame having a pair of connecting-bars, of brackets adj ustably mounted on said connecting-bars, a beam revolubly mounted in each pair of brackets, a gear-casing integrally formed with one of the brackets in each pair of brackets, a revoluble shaft journaled in said frame and having suitable operating means, a gear inclosed in said gear-casing, journaled in the corresponding bracket and operatively connected to the corresponding beam, and a pinion keyed onto said shaft, meshing with said gear, and inclosed in said gear-casing, said pinion being provided with a flanged collar operatively and disconnectingly engaging said gear-casing, substantially as described 8. In a beaming attachment comprising a frame having a pair of connecting-bars, a beam-carrying bracket consisting of a threearmed frame, said frame being sustained on the connecting-bars, a gear-casing integrally formed with said last-named frame and provided with an opening having a contracted lower end, a gear journaled in said threearmed frame and inclosed in said gear-casin g, and a suitably-journaled pinion also inclosed in said geancasing and meshing with said gear, said pinion having a flanged collar received by the contracted end of the opening in said gear-casing,substantially as described.

9. In a beaming attachment comprising a frame having a pair of connecting-bars, a beam-carrying bracket consisting of a threearmed frame, said frame being sustained on the connecting-bars, a geancasing integrally CHAS. 1T. KNAPP.

\Vitn esses:

JOHN W. STEWARI), ALFRED GARDNER. 

